How toothcare didn’t always come from a tube

People have been brushing their teeth for 5,000 years. But the universal chore of scrubbing our gnashers twice a day is based on rather whimsical practices

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A treatise on the use of soap

Consecrated king of hygiene in the 19th century, soap has not always had its place in the learned protocol of bathing....

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Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos

She says: Good morning, I’m Maria, let me explain a few things to you, please pay attention. She looks like she’s not kidding. She’s a representative of the Greek Ministry of Tourism. She specifies that this is neither a game nor a hobby. She explains very seriously that this trip to Mount Athos is like a secret mission, without saying any more about its mysteries and its different stages.

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